The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-27
THREE. TROUBLESOME cRANks.

Gen. Grant, secretary Lamar, aud
secretary Frelinghuysen's Expcr-
fences with Them.
A Washington letter TO Tie Mem
York. MAI and Express says: Detective
Henry Kolb, of the white house. who
knows more about cranks than any
other man in the country, tells story
of Gen. Grants encounter with one OF
these fellows.
"One afternoon during President
Grants first term. " said Mr.. Kolb. "a
tall, stylshly dressed man, about Al
years OF age came to the main en-
trance and in a very digniled manner
demanded to see the president | in
formed him that the president was not
receiving that day. 'Ah, he rejoned.
with the utmost sang troid. Gen.
Grant is always mt home to republican
members Of congress 1t was during
the session OF congress, and believing
the caller was what he represented
himself TO be- pointed ont the way to
the reception room upstairs. lie
quickly disappeared up the vclvety
with an acquaintance. Pretty soon
there was commotion at the head of
the steps and the usher up there sang
out; Come up here, Kolb quick. 1
bounced mp stairs and into Gen.
Grants Office, and there was the con
gresham gestculatng wildly, talk
ing loudly and following the president
about the apartment in Il very excited
manner.
"The president was as cool rs Il
norther. but there was an angry CLEAN
in his eyes. Put this fellow out" he
commanded, imperatively, and rs |
seized Mr.. Congressman the president
quietly resumed his seat at the desk
and continued his work as though
nothing had happened. After n brief
struggle got the fellow to the head of
the stairs and told him would throw
him down il he did not go peaceably.
He went II was several days before
learned the true cause of the disturb.
ance. In the meantime the president
rebukcd me for not being more careful
who | admitted into the building. T.
am not afraid of such fellows, he said,
but they annoy me and occupy valn-
able time, all of which you could avoid
by not admitting them. Had known
at the time what The fellow had done |
would have handed him over TO the
police ! learned tho particulars from
one of the children. He came in, said
that he had been elected to congress
from the Baltimore district by 1.000,-
600 republican majority, and that not
withstanding that fact his seat in the
house was still occupied by democrat.
lie wished the president to 60 to the
capitol with him ut once and demand
that the democrat be ousted forthwith
The Gen. not only refused to do this,
but he touched the button and sum-
moned his doorkeeper In the mean-
time, before my arrival on the scene,
the crank followed the president about
threatening dire vengeance unless the
president should 60 10 the capitol. !
have always believed that Gen. Grant
narrowly missed being assaulted or
perhaps assassinated on that day, as
the crank was in n whitehead rage
when | fired him out of the white
house"
The detective described how the late
Secretary of State Frelinghuysen was
grapplcd by a German, who wished TO
be made = special envoy TO England
and Canada for the purpose of working
n secret scheme TO overthrow the Eng
fish government. raise the stars and
stripes over ST. James castle, and de-
clare England, Ireland. Scotland, Can
ada and the other provinces TO be addi.
tons to the republic of the United
States. When Mr.. Frelinghuysen or
dered the fellow out, the latter seized
him by the lapel of the coat. and would
have assaulted him but for the pres
encc of doorkeeper and messenger.
who hustled the fellow out.
Kolb saws that crank called on Sec
rotary Lamar last week and demanded
one million acres of land in the west to
establish new Land of Car-
aan," where the followers of the
"unborn lamb could worship in
peace, away from the vices of civiliza-
ton. lie termed himself the high
priest of the new order. Secretary
Lamar informed him that the red man
was still feature of the wild west, and
that the followers of the unborn lam
might find the scalping- knife slightly
more unpleasant than the vices OF civ
ilization. :.